Using Focus Groups to Examine the Consequential Aspect of validity     

Naomi Chudowsky  Peter Behuniak 《Educational Measurement》1998,17(4):28-38

How can focus groups be used to examine issues of consequential validity in large-scale assessment? In relation to a new large-scale assessment, what are teacher concerns, and how do these concerns differ by type of school district? What are the strengths and weaknesses in this approach to looking at consequential validity?  相似文献   

Reflections on the Most Important Educational Developments of the 20th Century: Kappa Delta Pi Laureates     

Michael P. Wolfe 《The Educational forum》2013,77(2):146-163

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Radioactivity redux     

Naomi Pasachoff 《Metascience》2013,22(1):63-68

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Ernest L. Boyer (1928–95)     

Michael P. Wolfe 《The Educational forum》2013,77(2)

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Introduction: emotional maltreatment     

Wolfe DA 《Child abuse & neglect》2011,35(10):757

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Impact of a universal school-based violence prevention program on violent delinquency: distinctive benefits for youth with maltreatment histories     

Crooks CV  Scott K  Ellis W  Wolfe DA 《Child abuse & neglect》2011,35(6):393-400

Objective

Child maltreatment constitutes a strong risk factor for violent delinquency in adolescence, with cumulative experiences of maltreatment creating increasingly greater risk. Our previous work demonstrated that a universal school-based violence prevention program could provide a protective impact for youth at risk for violent delinquency due to child maltreatment history. In this study we conducted a follow-up to determine if participation in a school-based violence prevention program in grade 9 continued to provide a buffering effect on engaging in acts of violent delinquency for maltreated youth, 2 years post-intervention.

Methods

Secondary analyses were conducted using data from a cluster randomized controlled trial of a comprehensive school-based violence prevention program. Students (N = 1,722; 52.8% female) from 20 schools participated in 21 75-min lessons in grade 9 health classes. Individual data (i.e., gender, child maltreatment experiences, and violent delinquency in grade 9) and school-level data (i.e., student perception of safety averaged across students in each school) were entered in a multilevel model to predict violent delinquency at the end of grade 11.

Results

Individual- and school-level factors predicting violent delinquency in grade 11 replicated previous findings from grade 9: being male, experiencing child maltreatment, being violent in grade 9, and attending a school with a lower perceived sense of safety among the entire student body increased violent delinquency. The cross-level interaction of individual maltreatment history and school-level intervention was also replicated: in non-intervention schools, youth with more maltreatment in their background were increasingly likely to engage in violent delinquency. The strength of this relationship was significantly attenuated in intervention schools.

Conclusions

Follow-up findings are consistent with the buffering effect of the prevention program previously found post-intervention for the subsample of youth with maltreatment histories.

Practice implications

A relative inexpensive school-based violence prevention program that has been shown to reduce dating violence among the whole student body also creates a protective effect for maltreated youth with respect to lowering their likelihood of engaging in violent delinquency.  相似文献   

Information needs and information sources of individuals living with spinal cord injury     

Burkell JA  Wolfe DL  Potter PJ  Jutai JW 《Health information and libraries journal》2006,23(4):257-265

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: Access to health information is important for the well-being of people living in the community after spinal cord injury (SCI). In order to design appropriate information interventions, it is critical first to understand the information sources typically used. The goal of this study therefore is to identify the information-seeking practices of this group. SAMPLE AND METHODS: A sample of 207 individuals living in the community following traumatic spinal cord injury were surveyed regarding their ongoing information needs and practices for seeking information. RESULTS: The results reveal that respondents have unmet information needs, despite the fact that they typically access information through a variety of channels. SCI specialists are the most commonly used source, although they are viewed as relatively inaccessible. By contrast, the Internet (used by a relatively high proportion of respondents) is viewed as comparatively accessible, although there are some concerns about the quality of information found there. CONCLUSIONS: These survey results point to the need for an information source that is accessible and delivers high quality information. Although respondents use a variety of information sources, none meets this ideal profile. Information professionals should consider this gap in the design of information interventions.  相似文献   

The Waterhouse clock     

Paul O  Wolfe RJ 《Harvard library bulletin》1993,4(3):50-56

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Comparison of Hualapai school children to national norms on measures of receptive vocabulary and verbal ability     

James N. Wolfe  Neil H. Schwartz  Jerry D. Petersen 《Psychology in the schools》1996,33(3):245-250

Performance differences on receptive vocabulary and general verbal reasoning ability of Hualapai Indians as compared to national norms were investigated. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised and the Verbal portion of the Cognitive Abilities Test, Form 4 were administered to 206 Hualapai Indian children ranging in age from 5 years, 3 months to 15 years, 7 months. Their performance was compared at each grade level to the national norms for these measures. Results indicated that Hualapai children score significantly lower on both measures of verbal ability when compared to national samples. Results provide a long-needed archival record of the English language proficiency of the Hualapai, and support the notion of homogeneity of English language facility across American Indian tribes. Contributing factors to Hualapai and other Native American populations' weaker performance on measures of verbal ability are discussed.  相似文献   

How to use visuals in your presentation     

Naomi Karten 《Performance Improvement》1988,27(3):9-10

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